date night

Jon planned this awesome date for us at the end of our glorious spring break and I’m so thrilled to share it with you today. Feel free to leave a comment specifically for Jon to let him know that you also recognized his great effort. He likes to read your comments so I know he’d greatly appreciate it (the goofier, the better)!

The first leg of our date began with a stop at a new restaurant for us, The Grape. Trying new restaurants is the easiest way to make a date fun for us because it’s something out of the ordinary, and the prospect of discovering a delectable dish (like the pasta one above) is always exciting (to us at least). The Grape was amazing and the weather was so perfect we sat outside. Jon was so cute when we were getting ready to leave because he suggested I bring my glasses (which I got from the party at Alt) because of the second portion of our evening:

{If you didn’t know this, I thrive on fun photo opportunities like the ones above.}

The Dallas Museum of Art! Once a month the museum hosts a Late Night at the DMA event where you can bask in the glorious art collections past the museum’s normal closing hours. Besides the fun evening factor at the museum, this was an incredibly thoughtful date idea for Jon to execute because I’m an elementary art teacher who takes students to the DMA twice a year, therefore, Jon knew that I could maneuver through the museum knowledgeably and he intentionally wanted me to share my favorite pieces and student stories with him. Brilliant. I felt like his personal docent, and I loved every minute of it!

Every Late Night event has a theme and this evening’s super fun theme happened to be…

dedicated to Dr. Seuss! We loved walking around with kids and adults who had just created their own Cat in the Hat construction paper hats, blue wigs, and green eggs with ham (didn’t really see this, but wish I had).

We finished our time at the DMA with a concert featuring a local Dallas artist named Doug Burr. It was a pretty fantastic experience listening to the soft acoustics while sitting in the atrium of the museum beside the stunning glass flowers by Dale Chihuly. I attempted to sit there and savor it all. After the DMA Jon and I went home, made cookies, and moved the TV into our bedroom to watch some fun shows. Needless to say, it was the perfect ending to the perfect date!

TRANSPARENCY TIME: I don’t want to be deceptive here. This definitely was a magnificent date, but we’ve certainly had our GOOD share of dates that have flopped, not gone the way we wanted it to, or ended up in a fight rather than enjoying our time together. I mention this because I think it’s too easy to share only the good parts of our lives without recognizing the imperfections of it all. Plus, this was the first date we’ve had in a few months so it’s not a regular occurrence. Just thought I’d put that out there for anyone who might need to hear it.

Happy weekend friends! A big thanks to my love who planned this memorable date and thanks to you guys for all the sweet comments this week and for all of your wonderful support. If you haven’t had a date night in a while…GO! If you haven’t done something spontaneous in a while, GO! Have a great weekend y’all.

What a magnificent date indeed! 🙂 How sweet of him to plan this all out for you…it always surprises me (in a good way!) the things guys come up with all their own 😉 Well done, Jon – it looks like a lot of fun. I love museums, and it’s so cool that they had a throwback to Dr. Seuss event that night too – it’s the perfect grown up/child-remembrance mix! Ahh, looks like fun! And the glasses are adorable, of course! 🙂 So happy to see this wonderful date night!

This is so cute! What a lovely date night and you are the loveliest couple (and love your dress!) Thank you so much for your comments – I really appreciate them, especially because I need thoughtful feedback to improve 🙂 Thanks again and have a great weekend ❤

You guys look so adorable! I love how your dress looks on you and those glasses! So cute!!! I always wanted to wear glasses, but I have perfect vision, kinda sucks..LOL. Awww, the museum-one of my favorite things to do! What a fun date…Have a wonderful weekend my dear.

I’m glad you guys had such a great time together. The date definitely looks well-planned and well-executed! And I’m also glad you posted a little “transparency time.” Can’t wait to read your next post!

late night at the DMA is one of the things I miss most about living there.. and mi cocina but that’s irrelevant… your date night looks super fun and i’m sort of jealous, but in a really good way. I promise.

What an amazing evening! I like your boy, he sounds like a sweetheart.
(PS My fiance is right next to me. I said ‘They went on an amazing date. We never go on dates like that!’ and we both laughed…. It isn’t true, I just like to tease him sometimes BUT I love that note at the end about how not every date is perfect. I can so relate.)

Hey! Wait! I want to have a chance to reply! I know this is late….just catching up on all my favorite blogs today as my week went kinda fast.:) Love the glasses by the way. Sounds like an AMAZING date. I smile as you have the comment at the end about the fact that all your dates don’t go without a hitch. I also smile as I think back on our many dates over the years; some amazing, some hilarious, some not so funny, some where they ended with us both angry! Ahh but that’s life isn’t it? A great big adventure. What’s the best about all those dates is that in the end we still ended up going home together. That’s what I love so much about marriage. At the end of the day Matt and I belong together. Viv, you and Jon are such a cute couple. I know you thoroughly enjoy life together and all its little adventures. We’re glad to be called your friends!

im happy seeing couple dating…! its nice to have a “our time” moment… the cat in the hat is so cute. i remember my book when i was just a kid…. mmmm the food i grape looks yummy! i love pasta too… cheers to both of you!